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Mustard Tuna Salad

Mustard tuna salad on a plate.

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Liven up your lunchtime with this easy and flavorful recipe for mustard tuna salad. Hold the mayo and bring on the mustard!

Ingredients

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  • One 7 ounce jar of tuna packed in oil
  • 1 dill pickle, chopped
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 3 teaspoons mustard
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Fresh ground pepper
  • Chopped lettuce

Instructions

  1. Place the tuna in a bowl and flake with a fork.
  2. Stir in pickle, tomatoes and parsley.
  3. Whisk together mustard, oil and a little fresh ground pepper. Drizzle half into tuna mixture, mix and taste. Add more dressing as needed.
  4. Scoop tuna salad onto chopped lettuce and serve.

Notes

    • Tuna: Our first choice when we can find it is jarred tuna in oil (more expensive but oh so good), but the canned kind is great too!

    • Mustard: Any kind will work, but we love grainy mustard best, both for the milder flavor and the great texture.

    • Lettuce: We usually use romaine, but any variety of lettuce will be fine.
    • Dill pickle: You can also use dill pickle relish – start with a tablespoon and add more as you like.